Yet, even the largest dire wolf would pale in comparison to Epicyon haydeni. This colossal canine, whose very name translates to “more than a dog”, truly lived up to its epic monker ...

Epicyon haydeni, or Hayden’s bone-crushing dog, roamed North America between 12 and 6 million years ago during the middle to late Miocene epoch. Its fossils have been discovered in at least 12 ...